純粋(じゅんすい)

じゅんすい
na-adjective
pure; genuine; innocent
descriptivepersonality
1. pure; unmixed; unadulterated
not mixed with anything else; consisting of only one element
これは純粋(じゅんすい)な金(きん)だ。
This is pure gold.
純粋(じゅんすい)に楽(たの)しみたいだけだ。
I just purely want to enjoy it.
純粋(じゅんすい)培養(ばいよう)した細胞(さいぼう)を使(つか)う。
We use cells from pure culture.
純粋(じゅんすい)に好奇心(こうきしん)から聞(き)いているのだ。
I'm asking purely out of curiosity.
2. innocent; naive; genuine
free from deceit or guile; sincere
彼女(かのじょ)は純粋(じゅんすい)な心(こころ)の持(も)ち主(ぬし)だ。
She has a pure heart.
純粋(じゅんすい)に楽(たの)しみたいだけだ。
I just purely want to enjoy it.
子供(こども)の純粋(じゅんすい)さに心(こころ)を打(う)たれた。
I was moved by the children's innocence.

純粋(じゅんすい) is a na-adjective with two main uses: physical purity (unmixed, unadulterated) and personal innocence or sincerity.

Forms

  • 純粋(じゅんすい)な: pure (attributive)
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)に: purely (adverbial)
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)さ: purity (noun form)

Common collocations

  • 純粋(じゅんすい)な気持(きも)ち: pure feelings
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)な心(こころ): pure heart
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)培養(ばいよう): pure culture (scientific)
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)数学(すうがく): pure mathematics
  • 純粋(じゅんすい)に楽(たの)しむ: enjoy purely, simply enjoy

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Related Words

Antonym: 不純(ふじゅん) (impure)
Synonym: 純真(じゅんしん) (pure, innocent (character))
Compare: 単純(たんじゅん) (simple)
Compare: 素朴(そぼく) (simple, naive, unsophisticated)
Compare: 無垢(むく) (pure, innocent)
Compare: 打算的(ださんてき) (calculating)
Compare: 清純(せいじゅん) (pure)
Compare: 純正(じゅんせい) (genuine)
Compare: 純潔(じゅんけつ) (purity)
Compare: 清白(せいはく) (purity)
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Added 2026.1.28 8:50 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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